The Horse Training Problem Solver by Hill, Cherry -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Foreword Preface Part I: Basic Training

1. Thoughts on Training

Timetables, Watches, and Egos Could I Train My Own Horse? Learn Your Horse, Then Train Your Horse Confused by Training Scale Quick Comparison: Discipline and Punishment When Is Punishment Appropriate? Disagree on Discipline Dealing with Resistances “Natural” Trainer and Untrainable Horse?

2. Training from the Ground

How Do I Teach Ground Manners? Leading an Excited Young Filly Teaching to Tie Teaching Horse to Lower Head on Cue Picking Up My Mustang’s Feet Young Horses and Longe Training Longeing and Voice Commands Why Would Circles Be Stressful? Round-Pen Size for Training Trailer-Training Clicker and Target Training

3. Training from the Saddle: Whoa and Go

Mounting for the First Time — Too Soon? Mounting with a Helper Worried about Our First Solo Ride Rein-back Frustration: “Pressure and Release” Isn’t Working! Slack Rein, Gentle Contact?

4. Training at the Walk

What Ruins the Walk? Can a Short Walk Stride Be Improved? Mare’s Walk Isn’t Four-Beat! Event Prospect Has Hurried Walk Great Trot, Comfy Canter, Bad Walk

5. Training at the Trot

Young Horse with Jackhammer Trot How Long to Improve a Rough Trot? Tossing Head on Circle Repairing a “Draw Reins Trot” Will Rhythm Beads Help My Horse’s Trot?

6. Training at the Canter

First Canter How Can I Teach My Horse to Canter? Canter Leads Horse Won’t Take Left Canter Lead Horse Anxious about Cantering Older Horse with Flat, Fast Canter Flying Changes: Timing the Aids

7. Training over Fences

Jumping Training and Rider Position Teaching a Horse to Jump Jumping Terrifying Ditches Is Eventing Useful Training for Show Hunters? What’s a Five-Stride Line Exercise? Need Help with Grids

Part II: Inside and Outside the Arena

8. Working on Transitions

Horrible Trot-Walk Transitions Horse Falls from Canter into Trot Difficult Transition: Trot to Canter Mare Puts Her Head Up Picking Up the Canter from the Walk Want a Smooth Canter Depart Transitions within the Gaits

9. Lateral Work: Suppling and Softening

Softening a Stiff Horse Horse Doesn’t Yield to Leg Pressure Too Much Turn on the Forehand? When to Teach Leg-Yield Whys and Hows of Shoulder-In Introducing Lateral Work to Young School Horse Turn on the Haunches I Can’t Get My Horse to Do Haunches-In Lateral Work: What’s the Training Order?

10. The Great Outdoors

Training for Trails Spooky Horse Has Short Attention Span Training a Horse to Neck-Rein Can Trail Riding Improve Gaits? Working on a Slope Help for Young Horse Bucking Horse Wants to Graze under Saddle Horse Misbehaves on Trails Bringing a Horse’s Back Up

11. Connection, Roundness, and Collection

Making a Horse Round Helping My Mare Use Her Hindquarters Better Heavy on the Forehand Lightening Eventer’s Forehand Frustration: Horse Won’t Collect “Holding a Horse Collected” How Can I Collect and Extend My Horse’s Stride?

Part III: Training Tools

12. The Rider’s Brain

“Instant Training” at Clinics — Can It Work? “Name” Training Programs Does My Horse Know When I’m Training Him? Telepathic Training? “Hi, I’m Star and I’m Going to Be Your Horse Today” Patience, Persistence, and Praise Will My Horse Forget Her Training?

13. Training Equipment: Metal and Leather

Confused by Different Types of Side Reins Cantering in Side Reins Okay to Longe a Three Year Old in Side Reins? Using a Neck Stretcher Chains for Handling and Training? Crank Cavesson Draw Reins Adjusting Bit Position What Is the Purpose of a Flash Noseband? Will a Noseband Help My Horse Collect? Persistent Leg Pressure or Whip? Baroque Horse Resists Bit and Bend

14. Longeing, Warm-ups, and Your Horse’s Training

Longeing and Warming Up — What’s What? Warming Up — What to Do Double Warm-up? Warming Up: Effect on Training Using the Arena Learning to Longe My Horse Horse Turns to Face Me on the Longe Line Young Horses and Longe Training Longeing and Voice Commands Persuading Horse to Stretch on the Longe

Part IV: Training and Retraining at All Ages

15. Age-Appropriate Training

Starting and Backing — What’s the Difference? My New Foal: A Starting-to-Backing Program Haltering and Leading a Foal What’s the Problem with My Yearling? What to Do with My Two Year Olds? What Is “Light Riding” for a Three Year Old? Bits, Signals, and a Three-Year-Old Horse Stopping from the Bit Four-Year-Old Horses: Different Breeds, Different Expectations Big Green Horse Insensitive? Does Time Off Hurt a Horse’s Training?

16. Retraining the Abused or Confused Horse

Training Is Slow, Damage Is Fast Fixing Young Horse after a Traumatic Week “Advanced” Horse Needs to Start Over Restarting a Mature Horse Retraining an Abused Mare Retraining a Saddlebred for Dressage “Dead-Mouthed” Horse Retraining after Spur Abuse Is It Too Late to Retrain My Horse?

17. Retraining the Ex-Racehorse

Tips for Dealing with Ex-Racehorses Off-the-Track Mare with Bad Attitude Am I Spoiling My Ex-Racehorse? Reschooling Ex-Racehorse for Dressage Jumping My Ex-Racehorse Helping Ex-Racehorse to Bend and Stretch Standardbred Stiff after Workout

18. Specific Situations

Symptoms, Causes, and Asking the Right Questions My Horse Hates the Ring — What Can I Do? Sheath Noises = Tense Horse? Can I Train My Horse to Urinate? Stiff Horse: Is It an Attitude? Talking during Dressage Test Carrying the Flag Philosophy of Problem Solving

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